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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 30, 1929
Page
3
Anzac Day services closed most businesses in Atherton and nearby Boyne as Australians paused for solemn remembrance. The Atherton gathering featured prayers, readings from the Bible, and speeches stressing peace, sacrifice, and loyalty to fallen soldiers while hymns and the Last Post filled a day of reverent reflection.
Anzac Day events in Innisfail included wreaths at the cemetery, a sacred concert in Anzac Park, and a packed memorial service at the Shire Hall. Speakers praised Australian sacrifice, backed Anzac spirit, and urged continued support for veterans pensions while honoring fallen soldiers and the Empire.
In Mossman District on Anzac Day the event was marked with a visit to the cenotaph by honour guards after a free tram service funded by Douglas Shire Council to Port Douglas. Red Cross ladies provided a lavish dinner for returned men at Tully Court House, as local dignitaries and citizens gathered to remember the Great War sacrifices.
Mr O'Keefe attended Tumoulin on Thursday night to address residents and inspect the new school room. He promised to act on district matters before his return on May 11, noting the pleasant facilities, garden, basketball field, and tennis court. The meeting elected officers for the local association and planned bank arrangements while praising teachers and students. The diphtheria scare is fading as patients recover and hospital staff are commended.
Readable fragment lists districts such as London Oxford Cambridge Rutland and Ely. No names or recipients appear. Article appears to note districts with no persons in receipt at a certain time, unclear date or authority.
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